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Alexis Texas | |
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 Alexis Texas in 2017 | |
| Born | (1985-05-25)May 25, 1985 (age 39)[1] |
| Nationality | American[2] |
| Occupation | Pornographic actress |
| Years active | 2006–present[3][4] |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | AVN Awards[5][6] XBIZ Award[7] F.A.M.E. Award[8] NightMoves Awards[9][10] |
| Website | www |
Alexis Texas (born May 25, 1985)[1] is an Americanpornographic actress.[11] In 2020, Texas was characterized as one of "the most popular porn performers", based on herInstagram following of around 6 million followers.[12] She was inducted into theAVN Hall of Fame in 2022.[13]
Alexis Texas was born in theNaval Base Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was anexclave of the United States withinPanama, but was raised inCastroville, Texas.[1][14][15] She is of Puerto Rican, Norwegian, and German descent.[16][17] She attendedTexas State University, studyingrespiratory care therapy,[18] and received anassociate's degree.[16] At age 21, while working at a restaurant, she was offered a job in the adult industry.[3][16]
Texas's first scene was with Jack Venice inShane's World'sCollege Amateur Tour in Texas, filmed in October 2006,[3] followed by several scenes forBang Bros inFlorida.[4] She moved to Los Angeles and began shooting scenes forLA Direct Models in March 2007.[3] Adult performerBelladonna directedDiscovering Alexis Texas, released in February 2008.[19] Later that year, she won theNightMoves Award for Best New Starlet.[9]Genesis magazine featured Texas on its cover in April 2009,[20] as didHustler on the magazine's 35th anniversary edition in June 2009.[21]Best of Hustler Magazine[22] andHustler XXX featured Texas on their covers that year.[23] Texas launched her official website and formed her own company, Alexis Texas Entertainment, as a subsidiary of Starlet Entertainment Group, in 2009.[2] Her website won anXBIZ Award for Performer Site of the Year.[7] In 2010,Maxim named her one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[24] She was credited the same year with an acting role in the filmBikini Frankenstein.[25]
In 2011, Texas starred in thecomedy horror filmBloodlust Zombies.[26][27][28] Credited with the lead role in the film, it was her first performance in mainstream cinema.[29] She also appeared in the music video for "Bandz a Make Her Dance" byJuicy J in 2012.[30][31] By 2012, Texas had appeared in over 400 adult films.[4] That year, she signed an exclusive, one-year contract with the companyAdam & Eve.[32][33]The Big Butt Book, published in 2010, featured her as thecover model.[34][35] In its review of the book,Erotic Review called Texas "arguably the most celebrated butt in porn nowadays".[36] In 2013, she was one of the 16 actresses portrayed inDeborah Anderson's documentary filmAroused.[37][38] In its review of the film,The Hollywood Reporter described her as a "well-known" porn star.[38] TheLos Angeles Times was critical ofAroused, writing, "Completist fans of such performers as Alexis Texas,Katsuni, andMisty Stone are the only likely viewers liable to find the documentary satisfying."[39] She subsequently appeared, via archival footage, in the 2013 romantic comedy filmDon Jon, written and directed byJoseph Gordon-Levitt.[40][41] In 2014,International Business Times placed her among "the most popular names in the adult industry".[42]Best of Hustler Magazine featured her again as its cover girl for in 2014.[43]
In June 2015,Elegant Angel signed her to an exclusive directing contract.[44][45] Her directorial debut,Big Booty Tryouts, was released the following month.[46] She appeared in all the film's scenes, which were the first ones she had shot after a nearly two-year hiatus from performing.[46] Texas directed a cast that includedAnikka Albrite,Abella Danger, AJ Applegate, Keisha Grey, and Dani Daniels.[47] She also directedThe Real Buttwoman Returns, which featured her firstgangbang scene.[48][49] Texas was selected as co-host of the2015 AVN Awards.[11][50] She signed an exclusive acting deal with Elegant Angel in 2016.[45]
In 2021, Texas played as a dancer in a music video for "Tehran, Tokyo" byIranianpop/hip-hop musicianSasy.[51]
In her 2018 bookFemale Genital Cosmetic Surgery,gender studies scholar Camille Nurka described Texas as "one of the most successful porn stars of the last decade".[52] The same year, in the song "Yacht Club" on the albumNuthin' 2 Prove, rapperLil Yachty included her as a pop culture reference.[53][54] Texas directed Kleio Valentien, Jenna Foxx, Sammie Six, Dava Foxx, Jayde Cole, Ana Foxxx, and Zoey Monroe in the 2019 Elegant Angel releaseAlexis Texas: Lesbian House Party.[55]Las Vegas Weekly observed in 2019 that Texas was a sought-after guest and "perennially popular" at the annualAVN Adult Entertainment Expo.[56] In his 2020 bookHuman Resource Management in the Pornography Industry author David M. Kopp noted Texas was one of "the most popular porn performers", according to her large following onInstagram – 6 million followers.[12] In 2020, Texas said she had not filmed any new adult scenes for four years, focusing instead on evolving her career and her podcast,Private Talk With Alexis Texas.[16] She released her podcast viaApple Podcasts,[57]YouTube,[17] and Podbay.fm.[58] Texas interviewed singer-songwriter and record producerNe-Yo on her podcast in February 2020.[59][60] Texas made her return to porn by filming her first ever on-screen interracial scene with performer Dredd in 2023.
She was married to pornographic actor Mr. Pete from 2008 to 2013.[61]
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs. |
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| 2008 | NightMoves Award | Best New Starlet (Fan's Choice) | — | Won | [9] |
| 2009 | AVN Award | Female Performer of the Year | — | Nominated | [62] |
| AVN Award for Best All-Sex Release | Alexis Texas Is Buttwoman | Won | [63] | ||
| XRCO Award | Best Gonzo Release | Won | [64] | ||
| XBIZ Award | Female Performer of the Year | — | Nominated | [65] | |
| 2010 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene(withEva Angelina, Teagan Presley,Sunny Leone) | Deviance | Won | [5] |
| Best Couples Sex Scene(with Johnny Sins) | Performers of the Year 2010 | Nominated | [66] | ||
| F.A.M.E. Award | Favorite Ass | — | Won | [8] | |
| 2011 | AVN Award | Female Performer of the Year | — | Nominated | [67] |
| Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene(with Kristina Rose &Asa Akira) | Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman | Won | [6] | ||
| Best Group Sex Scene(with Kristina Rose, Gracie Glam &Michael Stefano) | Won | [6] | |||
| Best Tease Performance(with Eva Angelina) | Car Wash Girls | Won | [6] | ||
| NightMoves Award | Best Female Performer (Fan's Choice) | — | Won | [10] | |
| 2012 | NightMoves Award | Best Ass (Fan's Choice) | — | Won | [68] |
| AVN Award | Female Performer of the Year | — | Nominated | [69] | |
| 2013 | XBIZ Award | Performer Site of the Year | AlexisTexas.com | Won | [7] |
| Sex Award | Favorite Porn Star Website | Won | [70] | ||
| AVN Award | Female Performer of the Year | — | Nominated | [71] | |
| 2014 | Hottest Ass (Fan Award) | — | Won | [72] | |
| XBIZ Award | Best Supporting Actress | Superman vs. Spider-Man XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | Nominated | [73] | |
| Female Performer of the Year | — | Nominated | [73] | ||
| Best Scene - All Girl | — | Nominated | [73] | ||
| Gonzo Release of the Year | The Insatiable Miss Alexis Texas | Nominated | [73] | ||
| Fanny Award | Most Heroic Ass | — | Won | [74] | |
| 2015 | AVN Award | Hottest Ass (Fan Award) | — | Won | [75] |
| NightMoves Award | Best Butt (Fan's Choice) | — | Won | [76] | |
| 2016 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene(withAngela White &Anikka Albrite) | Angela 2 | Won | [77] |
| Most Epic Ass (Fan Award) | — | Won | [77] | ||
| 2017 | — | Won | [78] | ||
| 2018 | — | Won | [79] | ||
| 2020 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Series or Channel | Alexis Texas Roadtrip | Nominated | [80] |
| 2022 | Hall of Fame | — | Won | [13] |
A former bartender for three years in San Marcos, Texas, where she also attended Texas State University, the popular starlet started performing in adult movies in 2006 and has appeared in more than 400 titles, working for every major company in adult entertainment during her eventful career as a freelance performer.
AVN also recently announced that comedienne and actress Danielle Stewart would be joining AVN Awards co-hosts Alexis Texas and Tommy Pistol as the awards show's comedic co-host.
As of this writing, the most popular porn performers via their Instagram follower base were: Sunny Leone: 13.3 million followers, Mia Khalifa: 8.1 million followers, and Alexis Texas: 3.8 million followers.
Adult film actress Alexis Texas isn't just a Texan in name. The woman whose posterior has been honored in eight (8) different industry awards is also a Castroville native.
Rapper Juicy J's music video for his strip club anthem "Bandz A Make Her Dance" features gyrating women, porn star Alexis Texas wearing a t-shirt for adult studio Brazzers, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and ...members of the Miami Northwestern High School band.
Very popular on social media and in the adult industry, she also appeared in the film Bloodlust Zombies and in the video clip "Bandz a Make Her Dance" by Juicy J.
And Alexis Texas, arguably the most celebrated butt in porn nowadays
Anderson, a photographer famed for such books and exhibitions as Hollywood Erotique and Room 23, here profiles such well-known—at least to a certain segment of the population—porn stars as Alexis Texas
And Haze was grateful that a number of her colleagues got "a little showtime on the screen" in the scenes where Gordon-Levitt surfs the web for his favorite kind of movie (keep an eye out for Alexis Texas, Sunny Lane, Danni Daniels, Misty Stone and Isis Taylor making computer-screen cameos.)
Also in attendance were some of the most popular names in the adult industry, namely: Bonnie Rotten, Alexis Texas, Alektra Blue and Sarah Jessie.
Effective immediately, the beautiful blonde will perform only in Elegant Angel titles for the next year. Texas already was under contract exclusively as a director with Elegant, and she has helmed several big titles for the company.
Big Booty Tryouts from Elegant Angel releases this week and marks Alexis Texas' first movie as a director and her first under a contract with Elegant Angel.
Before she started working in porn in 2007, Alexis Texas grew up in Texas. ... As if to confirm that she's attained a level of pornstardom reserved for only the super elite, Texas was named co-host of the 2015 AVN Awards.
After all, one of the most successful porn stars of the last decade, Alexis Texas, is well known for her ample buttocks
Alexis Texas is the director and cover girl of her latest release from Elegant Angel, 'Alexis Texas Lesbian House Party.'
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